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13: The Story of the World's Most Notorious Superstition
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Paperback
Reprint edition from Plume (September 1, 2005)
9780452284968 | details & prices | 212 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.36 lbs | List price $14.00
About: A fascinating study of this most unlucky of numbers traces the history of superstitious beliefs surrounding '13,' identifying the origins of the myth and following its consequences through history, including the debate in Spain over whether Tuesday or Friday the 13th should be the unluckiest of days and the name of the only major hotel in Manhatten with a 13th floor.
About: A fascinating study of this most unlucky of numbers traces the history of superstitious beliefs surrounding '13,' identifying the origins of the myth and following its consequences through history, including the debate in Spain over whether Tuesday or Friday the 13th should be the unluckiest of days and the name of the only major hotel in Manhatten with a 13th floor.